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TUESDAY: Amanda Brunson; Beth Brewster; Jarrod Coniglio; and Roy Fletcher

Amanda Brunson is the Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana, and she's with us today to discuss the recent national attention surrounding the sexual misconduct allegations involving two female Destrahan high school teachers and a male student. Amanda talks about what steps parents can take to help prevent this from happening to their child, and she also discusses misconceptions people can have about the role of gender in cases of sexual abuse.

Also, Beth Brewster the Executive Director of the Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge joins us briefly to discuss the Louisiana Mega Match-a-thon Adoption Event on October 18th from 10:00am-5:00pm at the Companion Animal Alliance center. For more information about the event, visit: caabr.org.

Jarrod Coniglio, the Deputy Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Revenue joins us to discuss the upcoming Tax Amnesty program which begins October 15th. He tells about how delinquent tax payers, tax payers who failed to report all income, and certain tax payers under audit are eligible to participate in the amnesty program. For more information about the Tax Amnesty program, visit: ldrtaxamnesty.com.

And, political consultant and frequent guest Roy Fletcher closes out today's show with Jim to discuss the recent updates on U.S. Sen. John McCain campaigning for U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, as Cassidy continues forward with his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

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Frank is a native Houstonian. He relocated to Baton Rouge to attend LSU where he earned a communications degree. After working in the film industry for three years as a production assistant, he decided to make the switch to radio and could not be happier with his decision.

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